That said, there are some quirks that get in the way. The maps and navigation can be terribly confusing, and it is largely up to the player to keep track of the various place names and how to get to them. If you manage to make your way to the general vicinity of a goal, a marker shows up on your map to help you the rest of the way, but there’s no way (as of the beta) to figure out how to get to any specific area, which makes for a lot of aimless exploration.

Again, maybe you like the idea of actually having to familiarize yourself with the land in order to succeed. It seems like it could be an intentional design choice, and it does bring you closer to your environment (even if you’re gritting your teeth as you do so). It can certainly make for some awfully long slogs through some very similar looking landscapes, though.

Thats defo true,it gets easier as you go along,as said perhaps because you have familiarized yourself with the map and land..but at the start,.shit,you aint got a clue

but this part

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As for the multiplayer, it first manifests as competition. Many players have the same goals to start with, and when you’re told to kill a certain number of a given enemy, other players who are trying to complete the same tasks can start to get in the way.

if you have played other MMOs,you know what a pain in the fucking arse it is waiting for certain mobs and then waiting to see if that mob has dropped a certain drop

FF14 does away with all that,sure someone else may be there doing the same quest,but its that simple they are gone 5 minutes later,and there are usually enough mobs anyway

Thats defo true,it gets easier as you go along,as said perhaps because you have familiarized yourself with the map and land..but at the start,.shit,you aint got a clue

True dat, especially on the city maps. It's great that there are teleporters to get you around quickly, but the locations often have names that are different that what you see on the map. It takes a while to figure out how to get around, but pretty convenient once you do.

All data from beta test phase 4 is scheduled to be carried over to official service for FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn.*However, circumstances may necessitate the deletion of character data during phase 4. In this event, character data will be transferred once more before the start of official service.

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The following areas have been added:

MistWolves' Den PierCoerthasMor Dhona

In order to facilitate testing of PvP environments, the Wolves' Den has been made available during phase 4.*During phase 4, players can access the Wolves' Den through the Duty Finder after completing the main scenario quest "Lord of the Inferno."

You can travel to Wolves' Den Pier by speaking with the ferry skipper at the Moraby Docks (X:26, Y:35).

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Additional sidequests up to level 20 have been added.*The sidequest "A Relic Reborn" will be available after the start of official service.

Additional class quests have been added.*Job quests will be available after the start of official service.

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Voices have been added to certain cut scenes in main scenario quests.

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The boarding fee for the ferry has been adjusted.

Players will receive experience points when entering a new area for the first time.*Experience received is dependent upon your current class.

To facilitate ongoing testing, the Limsa Lominsa housing area, Mist, will be available in phase 4.The entrance to Mist is located at Red Rooster Stead (X:33, Y:19).

Players can now replay cutscenes in the inn by accessing The Unending Journey.

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Arcanist is now available.Players can now choose to play as arcanist when creating a character.

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Fisher is now available.Coinciding with the release of the fisher class, the following features have been added.Fishing locations up to level 50 have been added.The Fishing Log, Fish Guide, and Records have been added.

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The following changes have been made to emotes:New emotes have been added./visor - Open or close helm visors.

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New weathers have been added.FogGalesShowersThunderThunderstormsDust StormsSandstormsHeat WaveSnowBlizzardGloom

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The following changes have been made to gamepad controls:Players can now take screenshots using a gamepad. (LB(L1) + START)Players can now toggle the display of the HUD using a gamepad. (LB(L1) + BACK(SELECT))Players can now take screenshots while playing on PlayStation 3.* Saved screenshots can be found under Photo in the Xross Media Bar.

There's a ton of other stuff,i have barely scratch the surface with what i quoted

Is there any plans in place for some of us to join the same server to aid in quests and raids and what not? Or does everyone care to lone wolf it?

Certainly wouldn't hurt to get a few of us on the same server. I'll be mostly playing solo though, as it's awfully tough to dedicate a specific chunk of time to gaming with 9-week-old twins.

Oddly, I received a Phase 4 beta invite to one of my alternate e-mail addresses (I had signed up a couple times using different info), but still nothing on the account I actually used to purchase the game.

EDIT: And not 30 seconds after I type that, my Phase 4 beta invite shows up. Still think it's strange I never got any sort of order confirmation, but we'll just hope that won't cause any issues.

I heard somewhere that Phase 4 required a fresh install, so I uninstalled and reinstalled the game. Didn't seem to patch though...it just installed the 7.8 GB regular game, and gives me a message of "Wait for the next beta test period" where the login button used to be. Was hoping I could get everything patched and be ready to go tomorrow. Oh well.

I also tried registering my pre-order code here, only to find out that it apparently hasn't been sent to me yet. I have my order number and my serial number, but no registration code as of yet. I assume it's lost somewhere in cyberspace along with my order confirmation. God, I hate their account system...

So far this is looking like yet another f-ed up MMO "release"/open beta. If they had their act together at all, they'd have people interested in Open Beta all able to download the game at least a couple days in advance. Now they are going to likely be completely slammed come Saturday and probably end up pissing a bunch of people off.

I've checked around multiple forums and I've never seen this much confusion about where or what to download, pre-orders, etc this close to release. I will be shocked if I get to play at all this weekend.

I'm trying to figure out how to get in the open beta. Just created my Square account, but I don't know if I'll be able to have access or not. Or even how to get the client downloaded. I guess Square is as confused as me?

I'm trying to figure out how to get in the open beta. Just created my Square account, but I don't know if I'll be able to have access or not. Or even how to get the client downloaded. I guess Square is as confused as me?

I'm as puzzled as you are, but this is what I'm doing now: downloading from here:

The pre-order early access codes don't work yet. Those will be for next weekend when the early access is up and running. Open beta is this weekend so I don't believe pre-order codes do anything yet. I was told I would get an e-mail when my early access code from pre-ordering will do something.

I have to go to work tonight so when I get home I hope someone posts what server they are on so I can jump in there. I plan on playing solo for most of the game too but the little dungeon missions would go smoother and be more fun/less waiting if there is a group of people to play with.

Edit: Those who played the Beta get access on Friday at 2 am PST. That should help a little with the people who only get to start on Saturday.

The EU/NA servers are not appearing to choose,so i went back and looked about character creation and found that Highlanders have a completely different set of appearance options(i was a midlander with those hist options)

now i can be 6ft and have a buffdy beard and be older than F&*%ing 17 years old!!

Buffdy beard(one option) was a bit much,so gone for a light beard which still looks better than the midlanders beards

Do you need a key to play the beta? I want to try it out to see if the game is playable from Indonesia before I purchase the game. Some MMORPGs (WoW, Neverwinter, Secret World) are okay, but other MMORPGs (like Champions) are laggy.

Do you need a key to play the beta? I want to try it out to see if the game is playable from Indonesia before I purchase the game. Some MMORPGs (WoW, Neverwinter, Secret World) are okay, but other MMORPGs (like Champions) are laggy.

I believe the open beta starts the 17th.

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Because I can,also because I don't care what you want.XBL: OriginalCeeKayWii U: CeeKay

Apparently that 7.8 GB exe that you download is a fully patched version. Grabbed it last night and logged on this morning...there was no patching needed. Was very surprised to see that it carried over one of my legacy characters from when I tried FF XIV 1.0.

Apparently that 7.8 GB exe that you download is a fully patched version. Grabbed it last night and logged on this morning...there was no patching needed. Was very surprised to see that it carried over one of my legacy characters from when I tried FF XIV 1.0.

Lengthy unskippable intro cutscenes make me all stabby.

Oh are they not unskippable?..strange because i know you can view them all again now at a certain place in the game,can't remember where now

EDIT: yeah that was it

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Players can now replay cutscenes in the inn by accessing The Unending Journey.

There is not much Wanderers interest in this game so I joined up with a guild (Tempest) recommended by Bloodright. It seems like there will be lots of group content so it will be good to have the support of a large guild.